Fall 2026 faculty and academic leadership development opportunities

The UGA Office of Faculty Affairs provides career advancement and leadership development programs for faculty and academic leaders. For more information and registration links, please click on the program titles below.

Career advancement programs

Keys to UGA

Keys to UGA is a year-long series that provides incoming and early-career faculty with resources and information valuable to success. Open to all faculty.

Office of Global Engagement

  • Wednesday, Sept. 9
  • 9-11 a.m.
  • Zoom

Nuts and bolts of sponsored projects administration

  • Monday, Oct. 5
  • 1-2:30 p.m.
  • Zoom

Elements

  • Thursday, Nov. 12
  • 10 a.m.-noon
  • Zoom

Advice from successful faculty and tips for documenting faculty productivity

  • Wednesday, Dec. 2
  • 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Zoom

Promotion and tenure workshops

The UGA Office of Faculty Affairs provides workshops on promotion and tenure. Sessions are recorded and posted to the promotion and tenure workshops webpage. Open to all faculty.

Promotion and tenure procedures

  • Wednesday, Sept. 16
  • 10 a.m.-noon
  • Zoom

Promotion and tenure dossier preparation

  • Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027
  • 10 a.m.-noon
  • Zoom

Lecturer appointment and promotion guidelines

  • Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2027
  • 10 a.m.-noon
  • Zoom

Academic professional promotion guidelines

  • Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2027
  • 10 a.m.-noon
  • Zoom

Leadership development programs

Faculty Leader Series

The Faculty Leader Series provides opportunities to learn both fundamental and more advanced leadership skills and knowledge. The below workshops are open to faculty in titled leadership roles.

Effective meetings

  • Tuesday, Oct. 6
  • 2-3:30 p.m.
  • Zoom

Showcase your department’s impact with UGA Elements

  • Wednesday, Nov. 4
  • 1-3 p.m.
  • Zoom

Faculty annual evaluation best practices

  • Wednesday, Nov. 18
  • 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Zoom

Leadership Luncheons

This luncheon series brings together academic leaders for peer networking and mentoring. Due to the limited availability of seating, advanced registration is required. Deans, department heads, directors, and other leaders in titled roles are welcome to register. Please email FacultyAffairs.Programs@uga.edu.

Leadership Luncheon, speaker TBD

  • Friday, Oct.16
  • Noon-1:30 p.m.
  • In person